Chapter 54 European Qualification

For Leeds United, the temptation to win the FA Cup is quite large, not only because the team's pale room of honour has a great desire for trophies, but also because this FA Cup is definitely related to the overall investment scale of the team next season. Bates will also put more into the team.

And, after winning the Championship and qualifying for the Premier League, Ken? Bates has already begun to look at the construction of the team next season, and it is certain that he will increase his investment, and at least he will get a considerable share of the TV broadcast fee for participating in the English Premier League, and if the team can stand firm, then the value of the team will be greater, which is very in line with Ken? Bates's philosophy of football.

If the Young Guards can play not only in the Premier League, but also in the Europa League, how much more will the value of the club increase?

Money, fame, etc., the intangible wealth that Leeds United will harvest will be unimaginably huge.

For a variety of reasons, the notoriously stingy old man offered his players a huge prize money early on, with a whopping £3 million in prize money if the team were to win the FA Cup!

Leeds United is not a giant club such as Manchester United, Manchester City or Chelsea, and £3 million is really a huge amount of money for this tight-fed team.

Ahead of the FA Cup final, the 'Young Guards' were unanimously favored by all the media, as they were against Ipswich Town, also from the English Championship.

Relatively speaking, Ipswich are a more grassroots team than Leeds United, there is not even a single star in this team, and the overall strength of the team is not comparable to the "Young Guard", the reason why they were able to reach the FA Cup final is because of good luck, and because they lost the qualification for the Super League early and put all their energy into the FA Cup.

In addition, Ipswich's insistence on more physical-focused lethal tactics also makes them not scared when facing a team like the "Red Devils" Manchester United, but Leeds United, also from the English Championship, doesn't seem to care about this at all, right?

English football has always been very physical confrontation, the English Premier League compared with Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga The penalty scale is already quite large, and it is absolutely impossible to play here without a good body, and the players who have been tempered by the English Premier League basically have a strong body.

Ipswich head coach Holway released the news early: "Leeds United used to be a great team, now they are on the road to revival, they are better than us overall, they will play in the Super League next season, this is really jealous!" ”

Holvey's words sound at first glance, it seems that he is really envious of the handsome and rich, but only those who know this bearded coach will know that this is simply Holvey's psychological warfare, this coach who has coached many teams is really a wonder in the English Champions League, his tactical literacy and coaching ability are not very outstanding, but the teams he has coached basically have a common characteristic, that is, willpower is tenacious and never easily admits defeat, and he plays football passionately and dares to fight with opponents. And his psychological warfare tactics are a headache for all managers in the English Championship.

But he was such a man, but he led Ipswich to a small miracle, and they reached the final of the English FA Cup!

The unanimous optimism of the outside world, Ipswich Town's initiative to show weakness, seems to indicate that Leeds United, the Championship champion, can easily win the second FA Cup in the team's history, everyone in the team is a little eager to try impetuous, and even the quality of training has dropped a lot, if Leeds United really go on in this state to face the well-prepared Ipswich, the result will be doomed to be sad.

Holvey's psychological warfare has really achieved its goal, and the effect he wants has come out!

Good thing about head coach Simon? Grayson has not fainted, although he has no experience in leading the team to compete for the cup championship, but he knows his team very well, it can be said that absolutely no one knows the "Young Guard" he built better than him, and the means he uses are not ordinary means, but let his players flutter there, but at the same time he has also increased the amount of training of the team, so that the players have a physical and psychological contrast, Everyone's bodies have already been tensed unconsciously.

Until the night before the FA Cup final on May 11, Simon? Grayson gathered his players in the hotel where he was staying, and then ...... Scolding!

"You all look very relaxed, I think you all look like you're already champions! Or rather, you're already preparing where you're going on vacation, right? ”

Kindness!?

It's not the right limelight!

The Leeds players, who were still smiling on their faces, immediately reacted, and the manager's anger seemed to be very strong, so don't be a bird at this time.

Simon? After a pause, Grayson spoke in a higher tone, and began to express his anger: "Look what you guys look like now! One by one, they don't know how many pounds and taels they have, right? Do you really think Ipswich Town is an opponent we can easily beat? Yes, we beat them 6-0 away in the last meeting, but do you think it was a normal game? That game...... Shaq, you scored two goals, didn't you, and Beccio, Jonny, Sora, you all scored, and there was even an own goal! You don't think we can play like this every time we face Ipswich, do you? Don't forget, we played them at home, but we only won 2-1, so the gap between us was ...... It's not as big as you think, it's just a ball! And don't forget, this is the FA Cup final, it's a winner-or-lose final, even if it's just an oversight, we're in a situation from which we can't recover! ”

Simon? Grayson's roar sent the Leeds United players flying in the sky and landing in their hearts.

This season, Leeds United and Ipswich have won both meetings, winning 2-1 at home and playing a frantic 6-0 away, but the manager is right, this cup final is a winner, even if it is just a small oversight, or even just a little bad luck can be lost, and there will be no chance of revenge at all.

Realizing this, the mentality of the Leeds United players began to change, and one or two eyes showed determination.

Simon? Grayson was still quite satisfied with the change in his players, but it didn't have the effect he wanted, and he continued: "I know that some of you are already planning for next season, and I will be honest with you, it is not possible for all of you to be in the team's plans for next season, and many of you will leave, but...... Before you leave, I think you should know how to add value to yourself, the Championship title has shown what you can do, but with one more FA Cup title, I'm sure you'll be paid a little bit more next season. Okay, let's go back and think about it for ourselves. ”

Simon? Grayson turned away, leaving a room full of players pondering there......

Many of these players already know that they may be leaving the team at the end of this season, after all, many of them are not strong enough to play in the Super League, but as Leeds United, the Championship champion team this season, they are not short of players, and they will even get a higher salary than now, but ...... If they help Leeds United win an FA Cup, then their value and status will be very different, so whether they play for other teams next season or not, at least they have the same interests as the team now!

"Smack, smack!"

Captain Jonny? Hausen stood up and slapped twice: "Alright, guys, let's disperse!" Tomorrow's game, let's play well! The boss is right, no matter who wants to leave the team, winning an FA Cup will always add some capital when negotiating a contract! Finally, good luck to all of us! ”

I don't know if it's Simon? Grayson's words worked, or Jonny? Hausen's blessing brought good luck, and in short, in this English FA Cup final, the better "Young Guards" still won without any danger.

At Wembley Stadium, just 17 minutes into the game, Snodgrass picked up Jonny just outside the box on the right. Howson's pass and then he drew the opposition defender and passed it back to Whitehead, who kept the ball on the ball and sent it near the penalty spot, where Ameobi ran up diagonally and fired a low shot into the bottom right corner of the Ipswich goal............ 1：0！

After taking a one-goal lead, Leeds United showed more composure, and after Wang Tiezhu, Whitehead, Jonny? Under the control of the three Hausen men, Ipswich failed to organise any dangerous attacks in the first half, and their number of shots on goal was only a pitiful two, while the "Young Guards" had a whopping 11 shots on goal, and if it were not for the players who were a little eager to make a difference, the advantage in the score would have been extended.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the situation of the game was still firmly controlled by Leeds United, but Ipswich's defense also gave Leeds United a headache, until Simon? Grayson replaced Snodgrass with Pugh and brought on veteran Michael? Brown replaced Bezio, increasing his team's midfield control and freeing up Wang Tiezhu, and then the "Young Guards" offense became flexible.

In the 71st minute of the game, Wang Tiezhu received a cross from Pugh in front of the penalty area on the left side, and a signature shot blasted the ball into the goal of Ipswich Town...... 2:0！

This goal not only sealed the win for Leeds United, but also gave the "Young Guard" a ticket to next season's Europa League, although it is only a qualifier, but if Leeds United invest heavily in expanding the squad after promotion, a ticket to European competitions will definitely bring rich rewards to Leeds United.

Ipswich finally began to fight back frantically after falling behind by two goals, and they had no way back but simply gave it a go, and their madness paid off in the 88th minute, when their top scorer Quintero pulled one back with a header, but it was a pity...... Late!

In the end, Leeds United won this FA Cup final with a score of 2:1!

When Captain Jonny? When Haosen raised the shiny trophy with both hands, he burst into tears with excitement, and turned his head to look at Wang Tiezhu and Ben? Parker cracked his mouth and smiled, because he knew that his childhood dream was beginning to come true step by step............

[Counting the first chapter, today's two chapters are almost 9000 words, the new book list is about to go out, the fat man will not control the number of words, and there will be a long time on the shelves. 】

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